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Ibeto Petrochemical Indus. Ltd. v. M/T Beffen

The court modified a lower court order compelling arbitration, enjoining an action in Nigeria, and staying a company's admiralty and maritime law claims against various shipping entities for damages arising from a contaminated shipment of oil that was transported from New Jersey to Nigeria. Based on...

Sahu v. Union Carbide Corp.

The court held that it lacked appellate jurisdiction over a lower court's partial grant of summary judgment in favor of the parent company of a chemical plant in Bhopal, India, that allegedly caused soil and groundwater contamination. Property owners and residents near the plant sought monetary and ...

California Farm Bureau Fed'n v. State Water Resources Control Bd.

A California appellate court reversed state agency legislation implementing emergency regulations and imposing new annual fees on holders of water right permits and licenses under California Water Code §1525. As applied through the emergency regulations, the annual fees are unlawful taxes in vi...

Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. v. Witherspoon

A district court stayed an automobile industry lawsuit over California's greenhouse gas rules for cars pending the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 415 F.3d 50, 35 ELR 20148 (D.C. Cir. 2005), cert. granted, 126 S. Ct. 2960 (...

Karst Envtl. Educ. & Protection, Inc. v. EPA

The court dismissed environmental organizations' claims that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) failed to conduct the environmental and historical assessments required by the National Environmental Polic...

McAllister v. Monterey, County of

An appellate court upheld the dismissal of an individual's lawsuit against a county for approving a coastal development permit on his neighbor's property. In administrative proceedings conducted by county officials and later by the California Coastal Commission, the real parties-in-interest—de...

Concerned McCloud Citizens v. McCloud Community Servs. Dist.

An appellate court reversed a lower court decision vacating an agreement between a water district and a water company for the sale and purchase of spring water. Local groups argued that the district failed to conduct any environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) prio...

Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth v. Rancho Cordova, City of

California's highest court reversed a lower court decision dismissing individuals' claims that a county violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in approving community- and site-specific plans for a large, mixed use development project. While the environmental impact report (EIR) pre...

Eureka Citizens for Responsible Gov't v. Eureka, City of

A California appellate court upheld a lower court decision denying a petition for writ of mandate challenging a city's approval of a school playground. School volunteers, unaware that local law required "all school related activities be conducted within the buildings or at neighborhood playgrounds,"...

Kennedy Bldg. Assocs. v. CBS Corp.

The court remanded for modification an injunction imposed against a corporation for soil and groundwater contamination in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The injunction required the corporation to prevent the release of further contaminants into soil and groundwater; to test for migration and to remedy any ...